Davis-Bacon minimum wage
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(a) In general Section 3142(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Based on prevailing wage The minimum wages shall be the higher of— (1) the wages the Secretary of Labor determines to be prevailing for the corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on projects of a character similar to the contract work in the civil subdivision of the State in which the work is to be performed, or in the District of Columbia if the work is to be performed there; or (2) the wage rate in effect under section 2(a) of The Living Wages for Federal Contractors Act.. (b) Effective date The amendment by this section shall apply with respect to contracts entered into on or after the date of enactment of this Act.